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Welcome

My name is Guy and I’m a smart home addict. If there’s

OUR MONTH

Fluffy fun, funky flares, foldy phones, fuzzy physics

HOLE LOTTA LOVE

In a world where almost every smartphone is an expensive

BOY LACER

Meet the Adapt BB: Nike’s first mass-market basketball

NEWS FEED

Despite knowing next to nothing about the upcoming

APPS

This month’s mobile must-downloads

BEST OF WINTER NAMM 2019

On with the ear-defenders and out with the wallets for the most saliva-triggering new products of the big LA music expo

FIRST PLAY ANTHEM

On paper, Anthem is incredible. Take the endlessly

STREAM

Let the icy winter chill drive you into the arms of this selection of newly streamable thrillers, documentaries and comedies

STARTMENU

The latest startups, crowdfunded projects and plain crazy ideas

SUPRA TROOPER

Have you been living in the boot of a 1983 Corolla?

YOUR MONTH MAR

Will the Walking Dead TV show ever actually end? That

WIN

The better TVs look, the worse they sound. Why? Because

POWER TO THE PEEPHOLE

The smart home is finally going from gimmicky to great in 2019, with genuinely ingenious and useful gadgets galore. You won’t find any Wi-Fi kettles, connected forks or Bluetooth plant pots here, only serious integrated kit that could make everyone’s home life better…

FEELGOOD HITS OF THE THUMBER

If you want some top-notch mobile gaming but only have a single thumb to spare, these six crackers will keep you amused during that tedious commute

HOME SECURITY MADE SIMPLE

D-Link’s new wireless camera kit takes the hassle out of home surveillance to give you peace of mind without compromise

UPVOTED JUICERS

Want to liquify your fruit and veg to get your daily fill of nutrients? Well, orange you glad Heather Wald is here to guide you through the land of juicing…

INSTANT UPGRADES DJI MAVIC 2 PRO

2 FOLLOW YOUR PATH

MUSIC SOUNDS BETTER WITH YOU

You no longer need to be a studio pro to make sweet sounds with tech, so isn’t it time you let those creative juices flow? All you need now is some instruments…

Beta yourself Feedly

Increasingly baffled by the semi-random posts on your social networks, but want to ensure you never miss an important headline? Craig Grannell shows you how to edit the internet…

CARS WITH LEGS

Apart from the fact that they seem to be used mostly

The sonic hedgehog

A nozzle-free Dyson? A giant earbud? A sleeping robo-mammal? Nope, it’s the Devialet Phantom Reactor 900 wireless speaker, and it wants to shake your walls…

The alternatives: 3 luxury wireless speakers

Sound that’s as good to look at as it is to listen to, throughout the home

Honors even?

Having scotched the notch, Huawei’s sub-brand is offering two different ways to house your selfie cam. The punch-hole powerhouse takes on the slider star…

Tic all the boxes

If you refuse to pay £200-plus for a smartwatch, the TicWatch S2 claims to offer all the features you need for less… but does it pass Stuff’s wrist assessment?

World of walletcraft

A gaming laptop that pairs canny pricing with speedy AMD silicon: enough to make you think twice about spending over £1k?

The Swede spot

Volvo’s sporty SUV offers a perfect blend of slick performance and clever tech treats to keep you safe, cosy and (optionally) smug

Fully wireless buds

Behold a triple whammy of AirPod alternatives with no strings attached for work, rest and play

Cometh the shower

You don’t need to splash out on a Kindle Oasis any more: the new Paperwhite brings waterproofing (and audiobooks) into the affordable mainstream

Growing pane

With its colossal 7.2in screen, Huawei’s Mate 20 X is pretty much the ultimate phablet… but what are you sacrificing for all that extra display space?

Keep on trackin’

What the Withings Pulse HR fitness band lacks in excitement, it makes up for in marathon battery life

Fling a ring of poses

Thought GoPro’s Hero7 Black was smooth? This 360° cam claims to offer even slicker stabilisation…

Resident Evil 2

A zombie survival classic comes back from the dead – more atmospheric, more engaging and, above all, even more terrifying than it was before. Just don’t blame us for the nightmares…

Kingdom Hearts III

Part Disney, part Final Fantasy – and 10 years in the making – this is a cartoon-themed opus with fabulous fights and an abundance of heart

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown

For those of us who still haven’t quite grown out of those Top Gun fantasies, the combat flight sim series is back… and back on form

SMARTPHONES

The phone itself doubles as a wireless charger, so

IN-EARS

A strong argument for the idea that you don’t really

SMARTWATCHES

The Apple Watch Series 4 has everything going for it

LAPTOPS

Who needs a Touch Bar? You can log into your Mac with

HI-FI

With iPhones and Android devices, you can control your

TVs

Pick one of the expert preset modes and you won’t have

SOUNDBARS

Sonos’s home cinema gear has always been a little expensive

HOME CINEMA

Sky Q works flawlessly and could change the way you

GAMES

Make sure you talk to strangers more than once – you

TECH TOYS

Building Lego models is already ridiculously good fun

VR HEADSETS

The Oculus Rift has been playing catch-up for a while;

SMART HOME

Check out the app’s Energy Savings Report to see how

DRONES

The Mavic 2 Pro keeps all the good bits of the old

SYSTEM CAMERAS

Pre-shot ES mode starts taking photos and adding them

BUDGET BUYS

Chickens killed you in Zelda again? You can rewind

HOW TO BUY AN INSTANT CAMERA

Want the tangible gratification of having your photos in paper form? With Stuff to guide you, picking out an instant camera will be a snap…